Sifter



L. A. MARCUS May 7, 1929.

Filea May 241, 192B INVENToR.

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Patented May 7, 1929.

UNITED STATES LEWIS A. MARCUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Application filed May 21,

rlhis invention relates to sitters or screens and more particularly to that type of sitter adapted tor household use ilor sitting ashes.

The invention will accordingly be .liereirh after describedwith relation to such use and purpose, altho it is, oit course, to be lunder stood that with slight modification in size and dimensions, it is equally applicable to other purposes. v i

Une oli the objects oi the present invention is to provide a simple and practical ash sitter, which may be inexpensively .uiauu'lfactureil and assembled. y f y A tui-ther object is to provides device ol? the above general character ot. strong and durable cinistruction adapted to 'lit various sizes oi ash receptacles or cans.

A further object is to provide a device of the above cliiaracter of con'ipact construction, and which will occupy a inininuun aiuoun t ol' space when packed and shipped, thereby reducing` the sales costi. y o

d. further object to provide nu ash sitter ot the above character, which may be easily` operated and which will give a coinbiued ro-- tu ry, oscill at ingr and reci p roca tory inoven'i ent, thereby more eiiiciently and elllectively screen the ashes. Y y

Other objects will be in part obvious from the annexed drawingI and in part hereinciterp` indi cated in connection therewith bythe ich lowing analysis of this invention.

This invention accordinlgigly consists `in the features oit construction, combination ot parts and in the unique relation ol? the incrnbcrs and. in the relative propoii'tioning and disposition thcreoli, all more completely outlined herein. i

To enable others skilled in the art to fully comprehend the uiulerlyingi` features thereo'l that they may embody the saine by the nu inerous modifications in structure and relation contemplated by this invention, drawings depicting` a preterred torni oit the inven- 'tion have been annexed as part of this disclosuren and iusuch drawings, like characters ot reference denote corresponding; parts throughout all ot the views, of Which- Fig. 1 is sectional elevational view ot the complete device;`

Fig. 2 is a. plan view with the cover reinoved; and f Fig'. 3 shows a modified :forni ot handle connection.`

lleterring` to the drawings in. detail, and inore particularly to Fig. 1,'5 indicates the 192s. sei-iai no. arenas.

upper part of an ash or trash barrel or can of any ordinary size and upon'which the ash sitter is adapted to rest. lt `will be noted that the sitter comprises a substantially cylin drical casing (i haviuicg` a flared and stepped base 7 ternunatingr in a reinforcing bottonil bead 8. Such construction not only provides strength and durability to the device, but the stopped shoulders 7 and 7" permit it to be placed ou cans ot llferent sizes. `The inner annular shoulder 7L is oi a diameter to snugly tit a No. 7 ash can, for instance, uf'hereas the outer shoulder 'Tb lits a can of larger diameter such as a No. il ash can. rlhis casing` G terminates at its upper end in a reinforcingl bead .10 upon which rests a plurality of outwardly and doivuivariilly extendiup,l carrier straps or lugs 11 riveted or otherwise j )ermaneutly secured at- 12 to the inside upper part ol the sitting screen. i

ln the present case, there are tour olE these supporting lugs 11, but obviously a `greater .'i'iuniher niay be provided tor it ci rcurnstances dcinand. i i

The sitter or screen in the present case is preferalily 'torli'ied of a strip ot sheet metal 13, theends ol.l which are suitably secured lo- `@other by soldering', \velding,or the like, thereby providing a cylindrical drum titting Within the screen is perforated throughout, indicated in Fig'. 2, and provided with a renlm'cing; flange 1G adapted to be permanently secured to` the .vertical yWalls 13 oi the sitter thereby providing` a strong); and durable construction.

By reterrinoto lligr. 1, :it vwill be noted that one oit theA straps or huis 11 extends the depth et the drum 13, and is secured thereto as by the rivets 111-. The outer end of this strap is preferably slightly longer than the other `straps `and a detachable handle 17 is secured thereto as by ineans orc a threaded Wine; nut 18. The purpose ot this construction is to provide a lirin connection for the handle aud for convenience in inainitacture and assembly., and it also reduces the cost. oit

packing. Devices oi this charset are reuerally made ready tor shipment and sale by placing the saine in caii'd--board boxes ot innunnun dimensions, and it this handle were not detachable, the size oi the box would necesw sarily he materially increased, thereby correspondingly increasing,1 the cost ot sale.

As shoivuin 3, however, the handle 1T may be perinaneni'zly secured'to the downcasingl G. The bottoni ot the' Wardly extending; portion 20 of the supporti i Cil ing arm l1 by means of a rivet 2l. The device is, of course, provided with a suitable cover 22 thereby to prevent a spreading or flying of the small ash particles when the device is being operated. The coveris of a diameter sufficient to enclose within its downwardly extending outer flange 24 the straps l1 and is supported loosely thereon, yet so veffectively that little or no dust escapes from the silter. .A handle 23 permits the removal of this cover.

The operation of the device will doubtless be obvious from the above and to those familiar with the subject. It is suiiicient to state, however, that the casing 6 is placed over the y ash barrel 5, the cover 22 removed and the ashes to be screened placed within the sitter v `13. The cover is then placed over the top of thescreen and the handleoscillated baek'and forthyand by reason of the length of the portions 11 of the supporting lugs, the sitter may Vlikewise be given a slight reciproeatory movement,` thereby to change the position of the y coalor ashesrelative to the openings in the lbottom'V 15. In this manner, a compound movementis given the ashes, thus greatly increasing the eticiency of the device. After a relatively short period ot tlme, the ashes will have been thoroughly screened and trie cover is removed and the coal dumped back into a storage receptacle for further use.

From the above, itvwill be clear that the present invention provides a simple and practical ash si'fter particularly adapted for house-hold'use, which may be inexpensively manufactured', .assembled and sold. The device is'of strong and durableconstruction well adapted to withstand the severe use to which it isput. In sl iort,tl1el invention isbelieved to accomplish, among others, all of the objects vand advantagesV herein set forth.

-lVithout further analysis the foregoing will sofully reveal the gist of this invention that 1others'ean by*` applying currentknowledge readily adapt 1t tor various applications without omitting.certainfeatures that, from the standpoint ot the prior-art, tairly constitute essential characteristics of the genericor Yspecific aspects of this invention, and there'- fore-such adaptationsshould and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claims.

l claiml. kIn an ash sifter of the character described, in combination, a casing member hav ing a flared bottom provided with stepped annular shoulders of diti'erent diameters to lit diliierent size ash receptacles, a sitter screen having outwardly and downwardly extending straps adapted to hook over the top ol said casing, a handle secured to one ot said straps, whereby the sitter may be. given a rotary and reciprocatory movement, and a cover for said sitter. l

2. In an ash sitter of.' the character described, in combination,` a cylindrical sheet metal casing having a flared bottom adapted to reston the top ol.l an ash barrel, a cylindrical screen having a perforattal bottom titting loosely within said casing, a plurality of straps extending mitwardly and downwardly trom the'top of sai d. screen and resting freely upon the top of the casing, whereby the .screen may be given a rotary movement, one of the, straps being secured to the inside of the screen throughout its depth, a handle detachably secured to said strap for moving said screen, and a cover loosely fitting the top of said screen and extending over the straps and resting thereon.

3. In an ash sitter ot the character described, in combination, a cylindrical sheet metal casing having beaded top and bottom edges, the lower part of said casing being vlared and provided with stepped annular shoulders ot dillerent diameters to tit ditlerent size ash receptacles, a cylindrical screen member loosely fitting within said casing and provided with a plurality ofi ont-wardhv and downwardly extending straps resting loosely on the upper beaded edge of said casing, one of the straps being secured to the inside ofthe screen member throughout its depth, a detachable handle secured to the other end of said strap whereby the screen may be given a rotary movement, and a cover provided with a removable handle resting upon said lugs.

Signed at New York, New York, this 19th day ot' May, 1928.

' LEVVIS A. MARCUS. 

